So I haven't been on this forum in awhile, but long story short I ended up building a R33 Skyline and this guy wants to buy it from me, we're meeting tomorrow and if the sale goes down I'll need a new toy. In our local group of tuners it's the only car that isn't represented and I'm thinkin of picking up a FD roller/or one with dead engine. My plans are going to include either a ported 13B, stock 20B, or possibly a Nissan RB25DET(don't hate me too much, I will never do a LS swap). The buyer was set to buy a Turbo Supra for $33K and was only a couple grand short when the supra sold last weekend, so he's got the dough. In a couple days I will know for sure.
Anyway, what am I looking at for a good condition FD roller/dead engine?
I would also consider/prefer a N/A 5sp model in green, if it's running it would be cool I can drive it for a while until I get the swap all ready.

$_____- $________?????

 

Black would work too, will probably paint the car unless it's super clean. So far I've been seeing around $7000 for a roller or dead engine?

 

Most people get roller for around $6,000 or so

 

is this Alex or Bryden?

 

No. It's not.

Alex's car is an R32.

Brydon is doing an FC with a KA24DE-T in it (Don't ask... It's weird...) and Alex is still working on the Skyline and his AE101.

 

there is a couple for sale in the for sale 3rd gen section.

 

Ok thanks, that's what I have been seeing is $5500-$7000. I'd like one with a dead engine still in it so I can canibalize the harness and some sensors I will need. Tonight I will be meeting the guy interested in the R33 so I should know soon what's happening. I'm not going to get on here and start looking for a car until I got cash in hand and am ready to deal.

Zach4173 is your car N/A or boosted? I'm assuming it's boosted but I know they go pretty good N/A too, used to take mustangs with a 1st gen with just "free mods" and 4.88 gears. I'm not against the rotary, just the 3rd gen has so many vacuum lines and crap.

 

I have an FD they are all boosted.

 

Get a 99Spec vacuum box and it greaaaatly simplifies it all.

 

If your smart you will just get rid of it all like im going to and just switch the turbos over to non-sequential. Thats what im going to do.

 

There's a looot of vacuum lines for stuff that isn't related to the turbos. But yeah, good work on getting rid of the sequential part, that stuff is a mess.

 

Going to a single turbo was the best thing I ever did. Less heat in the motor, less vacuum lines, alot more power. Alot more $$ CJ

 

I have a decent selection of turbo's kicking around, one 50 trim T04E and a T3/T4 hybrid. My past experience with rotories is that the T04E would be a better choice if I decide to stay rotary. With so many hookups thru my old business though it's going to be hard not to swap it to a RB or even a 2JZ if I can find a 5sp/6sp one.
I didn't know that all the FD's were turbo, I could have sworn there was a green N/A on ebay awhile ago, but shows what I know about 3rd gens. Now 1st gens I could tell you the wrench size required for any bolt on the car.